Consolidated practice directions

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Refer to Practice Direction 5.7 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
 
 
9.
Specialised Procedures 
9.1
Probate - Non-Contentious or Common Form 
9.1.1
Postal applications in the Probate Office 
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1. 
Applications in the Probate Office may be filed by prepaid post to: 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Level 11, 28 Barrack Street
PERTH WA 6000 
2. 
An application for probate or letters of administration with the will or an 
application containing a document purporting to be a will or codicil, 
should be posted by certified mail. 
3. 
An application must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee.
4. 
The fee is prescribed in the 
Supreme Court (Fees) Regulations 2002
and 
reviewed annually. For information on the current Probate filing fee for 
applications see the State Law Publisher website at: 
www.slp.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_2089_ho
mepage.html
 (Schedule 3) 
or the Supreme Court website at: 
www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au
 (Forms and Fees - Probate Fees) 
5. 
The applicant should make and retain a photocopy of any original will 
or codicil, or any document purporting to be an original will or codicil, 
prior to posting the application. 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
 
 
9.1.2
Death Certificates 
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1. 
An original death certificate filed with an application under r 6(3) of the 
Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1967
may be returned to the applicant 
30 days after the issue of the grant provided: 
(a) 
the applicant requests this in writing; 
(b) 
a photocopy of the certificate has been filed or the 
prescribed fee paid for the copying of the certificate; 
and 
(c) 
where the application is made in person or through a 
solicitor who does not have a city agent, a stamped 
addressed envelope has been lodged in the Registry. 
2. 
Alternatively, rather than filing the original death certificate when filing 
an application, the applicant may produce the original death certificate 
which, after being photocopied by Registry staff, will be returned to the 
applicant. The photocopy will be noted as being a true copy of the 
original and will be retained on the court file. 
3. 
The fee referred to at par 1(b) above is prescribed under the 
Supreme 
Court (Fees) Regulations 2002
and reviewed annually. For information on 
the current Probate fee for copying a document see the State Law 
Publisher website at: 
www.slp.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_2089_home
page.html
(Schedule 3) 
or the Supreme Court website at: 
www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au
 (Forms and Fees - Probate Fees) 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
9.1.3 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
9.1.3
Statements of Assets and Liabilities